The Battle Of Leyte Gulf: The Last Fleet Action

Paperback | August 31, 2015

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The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the greatest naval engagement in history. The battle was four separate actions, none of which were fought in the Gulf itself, and the result was the destruction of Japanese naval power in the Pacific. This book is a detailed and comprehensive account of the fighting from both sides. It provides the context of the battle, most obviously in terms of Japanese calculations and the search for "a fitting place to die" and "the chance to bloom as flowers of death." Using Japanese material never previously noted in western accounts, H. P. Willmott provides new perspectives on the unfolding of the battle and very deliberately seeks to give readers a proper understanding of the importance of this battle for American naval operations in the following month. This careful interrogation of the accounts of "the last fleet action" is a significant contribution to military history.

About The Author

H. P. Willmott has written extensively on warfare in general and on World War II in particular. Among his books are The Last Century of Sea Power: From Washington to Tokyo, 1922-1945 (IUP, 2010) and The Last Century of Sea Power: From Port Arthur to Chanak, 1894-1922 (IUP, 2009).

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Table of Contents

List of MapsList of TablesAcknowledgments1. The Nature of War and Victory2. The Option of Difficulties: The American Situation in the Aftermath of the Victory in the Philippine Sea3. The Search for Solutions: The Japanese Situation in the Aftermath of Defeat in the Philippine Sea4. Preliminaries: 6-18 October 19445. Advance and Contact, 18-24 October 19446. The Great Day of Wrath: 25 October 19447. The Naval Battle for the Philippines: The Postscript, 26 October-30 November 19448. To Pause and Consider: Blame, Responsibility, and the Verdict of History.AppendixesNotesPrimary SourcesSecondary SourcesIndex

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"The Battle of Leyte Gulf is an outstanding addition to a Pacific library." -Paper Wars, August 2008